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F. C. EASTMAN El AL LASTING MACHINE 3 Filed Oct; '19, 1937 l4 Sheets-Sheet l4 STATES Patented June 6, 1939 g PATENT, OFFICE LASTING MACHINE Application OctoberlS, 1937, Serial No. 169,820

120 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and in various aspects more particularly to machines for lasting the toeends of shoes. The invention is herein illustrated as embodied in a poweroperated toe-lasting machine, and objects are to provide an improved organization of that character by the use of which toes will be lasted in a speedy manner with uniformly good results without the necessity for any great'skill or effort on the part of the operator. The invention is further illustrated as applied to the lasting of welt shoes, but it will be understood that in various novel features it is not thus limited in its applicability nor limited to power-operated ma ll chines.

In one of its important aspects, the invention has more particularly in view improvements with reference to the fastening of the toe end of the upper in lasted position by use of a toe binder after the marginal portion of the upper has been wiped inwardly. over an insole and against a lip or shoulder on the insole by toe-embracing wipers. In the use of the machine herein shown the operatorv himself applies binder wire about the toeand fastens it to the shoe, the wire, however, being forced firmly against the upper by the action of the wipers. In order to guard against loosening of the overwiped upper, and yet to facilitate the application of the wire about the toe, the machine is so controlled that it comes automatically to a stop when the wipers are at the limit of their overwiping movement in pressure-applying relation to the upper, but with the pressure of the wipers on the upper heightwise of the last somewhat decreased, so that the operator may at least begin to pull the wire inwardly between .the wipers and the upper at the extreme edge of the shoe bottom while the machine is at rest. When the machine is again started this pressure is further decreased, sothat the operator may pull the wire fully inward against the upstanding margin of the upper, the wipers are partially retracted while the operator continues to pull on the'wire, and*they are then again moved inwardly to force the wire firmly against the margin of the upper and are also operated to increase their pressure on the upper heightwise of the last. While the wire is thus held under'pressure by the wipers the machine a sin 50 comes to a stop to permit the operator, wh has already anchored the wire to a tack at one side of the shoe bottom, to fasten it to a tack at the other side of the shoe bottom. Cooperating with the wipers to last the upper tightly and smoothly as over the last and the insole is upper-gripping means which maintains a pull on the margin I of the toe portion .of the upper in the course of the inward wiping movement of the wipers, this upper-gripping means releasing its hold on the upper before the machine stops preparatory to the application of the wire about the toe, so that it will not tend to displace the wire by its pull on the upper when the wipers are thereafter partially retracted. In various respects the organization thus provided presents novel and useful features.

In accordance, further, with the manner of operation of the machine herein shown, the wipers are utilized to wipe the upper heightwise of the last '(i. e., to perform an upwiping operation) before wiping it inwardly over the insole, and the upper-gripping means applies to the upper a pull outwardly over the wipers, i. e., a pull away from the last along the plane of the wipers, as

well as a pull heightwise of the last. The invention provides for so timing the different operations as to render the outward pull fully effective in eliminating any wrinkles in the toe portion of the upper without the necessity for any great strain on the upper, the construction shown being such that this pull is substantially completed before the wipers begin to wipe the .upper heightwise of the last, after which the pulling of the upper heightwise of the last takes place simultaneouslywith the wiping of the upper in that direction.

In accordance with another feature, the invention provides novel means for effecting and controlling the outward pull of the upper-gripping means on the upper. The machine herein shown is provided with three gripp s which grip the upper respectively at the end and the sides or corners of the toe and are operated by springs to pull the upper outwardly over the wipers when permitted by mechanism which is 'movable to release them to the action of the springs, the grippers thereafter maintaining an outward pull yieldingly on the upper as it is wiped inwardly over the insole by the wipers. Associated also with the grippers are devices able parts serve first to increase the force of the pull of the grippers on the upper and thereafter. by reverse relative movement of the parts as the wipers wipe the upper inwardly, serve partially to counteract the force of the springs so that the upper will not be subjected to excessive tension in the overwiping operation. In the" provision of such means for pulling the upper and controlling the force of the pull the invention, in its which by the frictional action of relatively movmore general aspects, is not limited as to the number of the grippers or as to the direction of the pull on the upper.

Novelty is to be recognized also in various other features of the upper-pulling means. Opportunity is afforded, for example, for convenient adjustment of each gripper heightwise of the last by the provision of gripper-operating mechanism comprising normally disconnected parts one of which is freely movable toward or from the other in the adjustment of the gripper. The grippers which grip the upper at 'the sides or corners of the toe are, moreover, moved heightwise of the last to pull the upper by engagement with the lower ends of rods offset laterally from the grippers but connected to them and extending heightwise of the last, and the grippers are movable about the axes of these rods to apply to the upper an outward pull widthwise of the last. Combined withmeans for swinging the side grippers about these axes are means for preliminarily adjusting them about axes extending lengthwise of the last and also about other axes extending widthwise of the last for operating on uppers of different sizes. In accordance with another novel feature, the side grippers are controlled in such manner that they not only move reversely inward in converging paths in the wiping operation after pulling the upper outwardly over the wipers, but are also movable against yielding resistance in directions more nearly lengthwise of the last toward its heel end in response to pull 'of the upper thereon,

so as to permit the marginal portion of the upper to assume more readily the position determinedby the wipers without distortion by the grippers. The invention further provides novel means whereby the grippers in their upper-pulling movements are operatively independent of means for controlling the closing of their jaws, the construction shown being such that relative closing movement of the jaws of each gripper is efiected by a spring in the gripper itself controlled by a member which is movable independently of the gripper-operating means to permit the closing of the jaws and thereafter to efiect relative opening movement of the jaws. Novelty is to be recognized also in details of gripper construction. While grippers thus operated and controlled are utilized with special advantages in an organization including toe-lasting wipers, as herein shown, where provision for various operative movements and various adjustments of the grippers is particularly desirable, it will be evident tha the novel features referred to are likewise applicable to other organizations.

The invention also provides novel-means for controlling the pressure of wipers on an upper and for adjusting the wipers. Inthe construction herein shown the toe wipers are advanced lengthwise of the shoe by a lever mounted on a fulcrum support which is yieldable against the resistance of spring means in response to resistance of the upper to the movement of the wipers, and conveniently also the wipers are adjustable lengthwise of the shoe. by movement of this fulcrum support.

To assist incontrolling the shoethere is provided a heel rest which is movable by a spring lengthwise of the shoe into operative position and is automatically locked in that position, the heel rest comprising a flexible shoe-engaging band the ends of which are connected to spring-controlled arms mounted to swing toward each other about axes extending lengthwise of the shoe in response to pressure. of the shoe on the band.

The heel rest is returned to its idle position by mechanism including a spring which is yieldable to prevent injury to the operator if he should happen to be in the path of such movement of the heel rest. Novel features are also to be recognized in this part of the organization.

The invention still further provides novel means for forming a loop in an end portion of toe binder wire to be thereafter applied to a tack driven in the shoe. As illustrated, this loopforming means comprises a device which receives and anchors an end of the wire and is movable bodily in an arc of substantially 180* to form the loop and present it in position to be removed from the device by the operator, the device being thus operated by movement of a shoe support member about which it swings.

The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a machine in which the invention is embodied, with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 shows the machine in right-hand side elevation, also with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the machine, partly in right-hand side elevation and partly in section;

Fig. 4 is mainly a plan view of the toe wipers and their operating and controlling mechanism;

Fig. 5 shows the wiper-operating mechanism partly in right-hand side elevation and partly in section on the line V--V of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 show a portion of the wiper-operating and controlling mechanism in rear elevation;

Fig. '7 is a section on the line VlIVII of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a section on the line VIIIVIII of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a similar section on an enlarged scale of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a section on the line XX of Fig. 8; Fig. 11 is a section on the line XI1H of Fig. 8; Fig. 12 is a section on the line XIIXII of Fig. 8;

Fig. 13 is a. section on the line XIII-XIII of Fig.

Fig. l4 is a front view with parts brokn away, showing on an enlarged scale the grippers and portions of their operating and controlling mechanisms;

Fig. 15 is a' plan view with parts broken away, showing the same portions of the machine as Fig. 14;

Fig. 16. is a section on the line XVIXVI of Fig. 14;

Fig. 1'7 is a vertical sectional view of one of the side grippers;

Fig. 18 shows a portion of the toe-end .grippfir in side elevation, with parts of its controlling mechanism in section; i P i Fig. 19 shows partly in side elevation andpartly in section a portion of the mechanism" for controlling one of the side grippers;

Fig. 20 shows partly in section another portion of the mechanism for controlling oneof the side grippers; v

Fig. 21 is a section on the line XXI-XXI of Fig. 3;

Fig. 22 is a section on the line IKE-XXII of F g. v

m. 2: is the imexxm-xxm m. 24 shows in front elevation, with parts broken away, a toe rest with which the machine is provided and the means associated therewith parts broken away;

Fig. 27 is a plan view of a portion of the means for forming the loop in the binder wire as it appears after its movement to form the loop;

Fig. 28 is mainly a sectional view illustrating the relation of the toe-end gripper and the wipers to the shoe immediately prior to the upwipihg movement of the wipers;

Fig. 29 is a view similar to a portion of Fig. 28, showing the parts as positioned at the end of the upwiping movement of the wipers;

Fig. 30 is a; similar view showing the parts as positioned at the time when the machine first comes to a stop to permit-the binder wire to be applied; Y

Fig. 31 is a plan viewshowing the wipers and the grippers as positioned after the machine has come to a stop the second time, the binder having been fastened to the shoe;

Fig. 32 is a sectional view with the parts in the same positions as in Fig. 31; and

Fig. 33 is a chart illustrating the time relation of the movements of the different operating instrumentalities.

The position of each shoe and its last in the toelasting operation is accurately determined by a plate 2 (Figs. 1 and 16) which, for welt shoe work, is herein shownas provided with a downwardly extending rim 4 so formed as substantially to fit the inner face of the lip of the insole around the toe, the lower edge of this rim being curved somewhat lengthwise of the shoe to conform to the curvature of the bottom of the forepart of the shoe when the latter has such a curvature. For properly positioning shoes which differ substantially as to size or style diiferent plates will be v thereon three upwardly extending pins 58 (Fig.

required,-and accordingly the plate 2 is readily detachable from a holder 6 on which it is supported. This holder'has two projections 8 arranged to extend downwardly through openings in the plate 2 and provided with lips III which underlie lips on the plate to support the plate,

as shown in Fig. 16. Mounted on the lower face of the holder 6 between the holder and the plate 2 is a slide l2 which is supported on the holder by a screw M with provision for limited movement of the slide relatively to the holder in directions lengthwise of the shoe. This slide also has openings to receivethe projections 8 of the holder and is further provided with downwardly extending flanges l8 arranged to engage shoulders on the plate 2 in the openings in the'plate. A springpressed plunger II in the holder 8 tends by engagement with a lug 28 on the slide l2 to .move

the slide forwardly, i. e., toward the operator's working position in front of the machine. Accordingly the plate 2 is normally held in interlocking relation to the lips I of the projections 8 by theflanges II of the slide i2.v when it is desired to remove the plate 2 the operator moves the slide l2 rearwardly by pressing on the lug 28, thus permitting the plate to be readily detached from the projections 8. Another plate may then be substituted and, will be locked in place when the operator releases'the slide i2.

3 holder 8 is formed on thelowerend of a rod 22 adiustably movable vertically in bearings ina frame casting 24 fast on the top of the maim frame 28 of the machine. At its upper end the rod 22 is reduced in diameter (Fig. 14) and has mounted to turn on its reduced portion an ex- .teriorly threaded sleeve 28 provided with a hand wheel 28 for turning it, the threads on the sleeve position determined by the plate "2 prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, and immediately after the starting of the machine the shoe is clamped against the plate by a toe rest 88 (Fig. 3). This toe rest is herein shown as of the same construction as disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,137,331, granted on November 22, 1938 on an application of P. E. Burby, and will therefore not be described in detail. It is fast on the reduced upper end of a rod 38 which is vertically movable in bearings in the frame 28 and is held from turning by a key 48. A collar 42 fast on the lower end of the rod serves by engagement with a shoulder on the frame to limit downward movement of the rod and the toe rest. Provision is afforded for applying the toe rest to the shoe with different degrees of force, in accordance with the character of the work, through the use selectively of one or the other or both of two springs 44 and 46 of which the spring 48 is the heavier. The lower ends'of both these springs are supported on a. washer 48 which rests onnuts 58 threaded on a sleeve 52, this sleeve being slidingly mounted on the rod 88. At their upper ends the springs 44 and 6 are in engagement respectively with rings 54 and 58 which are vertically movable independently of each other. The ring 54 has fast 22) and the ring 56 is similarly provided with three upwardly extending pins 80. Over the upper ends of these pins is a disk 62 provided with three -holes 84 arranged to aline with the pins 58 when'the. disk is in one position and with three holes 68 arranged to aline with the pins when the disk is in another position, the disk being rotatable about the rod 38 into one or the other of these two positions or into a third position in which neither of the two sets of holes is in 'alinementfwith the corresponding pins. It

will thus be seen that upward movement may be imparted to the disk 82 through either of the two springs. N or 46 selectively or through both springs combined by raising the sleeve 52 and its washer 48, and when the disk is thus raised it serves to raise the rod 38 and the toe rest 36 by reason of its engagement with a, shoulder For raising the sleeve 52 there of these links being pivotally connected to forwardly extending arms 18 fast on a rock shaft 82 mounted in hearings in two spiders 84 fast on the frame 26. .Also fast on this rock shaft is an arm which carries a roll 86 engaged by a peripheral cam 88 formed on a cam member 98 fast ona cam shaft 92 mounted inbearings in the spiders 84.

It will thus be seen that the toe rest 36 is applied to the shoe by upward movement of the yoke 18 and that when the movement of the toe rest is stopped by the shoe continued upward movement of the yoke serves to compress one or the other or both of the springs 44 and 46, depending upon the adjusted position of the disk 62. The force with which the shoe is clamped against the plate 2 thus depends upon the position of the disk 62. For adjusting the disk there is rotatably mounted on the rod 38 a gear sector 94 extending downwardly from the hub of which are a pair of fingers 96 lying in vertical slots in the sleeve 12. The gear sector 94 is held again t upward movement byengagement with a sho der on the frame and is engaged and supported underneath by a pinion 98 formed integral with a shaft I88 mounted in a bearing in the frame. Fast on the forward end of this shaft is a crank arm I82 for turning it, this crank arm carrying a spring-pressed pin I84 arranged to enter any one of three holes I86 in the frame corresponding to the three adjusted positions of the disk 62. A knob I88 fast on the forward end of the pin I84 serves as means for withdrawing the pin from any of the holes and for swinging the crank arm I82. It will be understood that when the adjustment is such that one of the two springs 44 or 46 is to remain idle, the pins on the ring 54 or 56 controlled by that spring will register with and move idly upward in the corresponding holes in the disk 62 while the pins on the other ring abut against the disk. In order to maintain the two sets of pins in proper relation to each other they are all controlled by a disk I I8 integral with the upper end of the sleeve 52, this disk having holes through which all the pins extend. The disk I I8 is adjustably controlled by two set screws "2- threaded in the yoke 18 and arranged to bear respectively on opposite sides of a projection on the disk. 1

To assist in holding the shoe against lengthwise forward displacement there is further provided a heel rest II 4 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 28) comprising a flexible chain I I6 on which is mounted a layer H8 of felt or other suitable material to engage the heel end of the shoe, the chain and the layer of felt thus serving as a fiexibleheel band. The chain is supported at its ends on blocks I28 provided with pins I22 mounted to turn freely with the blocks and the ends of the chain about axes extending generally lengthwise of the shoe in the upper ends of a pair of brackets I 24. The two brackets I24 are secured adjustably to arms I26 mounted to swing laterally of the shoe about the reduced forward ends of rods I28 which are movable lengthwise of the shoe in bearings in the frame. Each bracket I24 is provided with a tongue I38 curved about an axis extending laterally of the shoe and lying in a correspondingly curved guideway I32 in the arm I26, and extending from the bracket through a similarly curved slot I34 in the arm is a pin I36 on the end of which is threaded a nut I38 to clamp the bracket in adjusted relation to the arm. The axis of curvature of each tongue I38 and its guideway I32 is in the vicinity of the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, and in its adjustment the heel rest follows a path curved in general similarity to the heightwise curvature of the heel-end face of the shoe, the adjustment being made as required by shoes of different styles. The arms I26 are held on the rods I28 by caps I48 secured on the ends of the rods by screws I42, and mounted in an annular recess in the hub of each arm is a helicalspring I44 (Figs. 3 and 23) one end of which is connected to the hub of the arm and the other end to the cap. The springs I tend to swing the arms I26 in directions away from each other and thus to straighten the heel band while permitting the band to wrap itself about the heel end of the shoe as it is applied to the shoe. The band is thus applied to the shoe by rearward movement of the rods I28 which are connected together in fixed relation to each other by a yoke I46 (Fig. 21) The means for operating the rods will be more conveniently described hereinafter in connection with the description of other parts.

For wiping the upper heightwise of the last and for wiping its marginal portion inwardly over the insole there are provided, as usual in toe-lasting machines, a pair of toe-embracing wipers I48 (Figs. 4, 5 and 7). These wipers are detachably mounted on wiper holders I58 in slots formed in the holders and are held in place by springpressed pins I52 which are mounted in nipples I54 fastened to the holders and enter holes in the wipers. The pins may be moved downwardly to release the wipers by means of knobs I56 on their lower ends. The wipers are so formed that they may be inverted in their holders for use on both right and left shoes. The wiper holders I58 are supported on a wiper carrier I 58 under a cover plate I68 on the carrier and have depending curved ribs I62 which lie in a correspondingly curved guideway I64 in the wiper carrier. The wipers are thus guided for closing movements laterally of the shoe about an axis located substantially where their wiping edges meet. A sleeve I66 mounted on a bolt I68 extending through the wiper carrier and threaded in the cover plate assists in properly positioning the cover plate, the opposed faces of the wiper holders I58 having recesses therein to receive the sleeve. Slots I18 in the wiper carrier I58 provide room for movement of the nipples I54 with the wiper holders I58.

The wiper carrier I58 is supported for movements to advance and retract the wipers lengthwise of the shoe on a pair of links I12 (Figs. 1 and 5.) spaced apart widthwise of the shoe and pivotally connected at their upper ends to lugs I14 on the carrier near the forward end of the latter, and also on the upper end of a lever I16 pivotally mounted between its upper and lower ends on a fulcrum I18 supported as hereinafter described. The upper arm of the lever I16 is pivotally connected by a rod I88 to the wiper carrier in'a location substantially midway between the opposite sides of the carrier and, in effect, constitutes a link substantially parallel to the links I12. The two links I 12 are pivotally connected at their lower ends to lever arms I82 fast on a rock shaft I84 mounted in bearings in the spiders 84, and also fast on this rock shaft is a lever arm I86 provided with a roll I88 which lies in a cam track I98 (Fig. 3) formed in one side of the previously mentioned cam member 98. Through this mechanism the wiper carrier I58 is swung upwardly about the rod I 88 to cause the wipers to wipe the upper heightwise of the last and is later swung downwardlyto increase the pressure of the wipers on the marginal portion of the upper over the insole. To advance and retract the wiper carrier and the wipers lengthwise of the shoe the lever I16 is swung about the rod I18 by a cam track I82 (Fig. formed in one side of a gear wheel I84 through which the cam shaft 62 is operated as hereinafter d'mcribed, the lever I16 carrying a roll I86 which lies in this-cam track. It will be understood that when the wiper carrier is thus operated the links II2 swing idly about their pivotal connections with the arms I82.

To provide for yield in the advance of the -wipers lengthwise of'the shoe and also for adjustment of the wiper carrier I58 and the wipers in directions lengthwise of the shoe, the fulcrum rod or support I18 on which the lever I16 is mounted is supported by a leverarm 898 which is mounted to swing in directions lengthwise of the shoe on two short rods 206 (Fig. 6) fast in the spiders t6 and located below the rod I18, the arm W8 having a web 202 which connects two spaced hub portions thereof at opposite sides of the lever H6. Mounted to turn in the forked upper end of the arm I88 is a pin 204 (Figs. 4

and 8) in which is threaded the rear end of a rod 206 extending forwardly through a cylindrical casing 208. This casing is fastened rigidly to the frame of the machine by, a clamp member 250 and screws 2I2 (Figs. 3 and 13) and has fast in its rear end a head 2 I4 through which the rod 206 loosely extends. This head serves as an abutment against the rear ends of a pair of springs M6 and 2H3 in the casing 208, the spring tit being heavierthan the spring 2I6. At their forward ends these springs abut respectively against two rings 220 and 222 (Fig. 12). Fast on the ring 220 is a set of three pins 226 and fast on the ring 222 is a set of three pins 226, all these pins extending forwardly through holes in a head 228 secured in the forward end of the casing 208. In front of the pins is a disk 280' formed integral with a sleeve 232 mounted on the rod 206, the disk'having therein holes 23% (Fig. 11) arranged to aline with the pins 226 when the disk is in one position and the disk and its sleeve being provided with holes 236 arranged to aline with the pins 226 when the disk is turned to another position around the rod 266. When the disk is instill another position all-the holes are out of alignment with the pins. It will thus be seen that any rearward movement of the disk 230 will be-yieldingly resisted by one or the other or both of the two springs 2 I6 and 2 I8, depending 'upon the adjusted position of the'disk. At its front end the rod 206 is enlarged and bears I against a shoulder 238 on the sleeve 232, and accordingly the disk 230 will be moved rearwardly 'by any movement of the rod 206 in that direction." The rod will be moved in that manner in response to resistance of the shoe to the bodily advancing movement of the wipers when that resistance becomes great enough to overcome the resistance of the spring or springs controlling the disk 230. That is, under those conditions the lever I16 will swung about the rod I80 which connects it to the wiper carrier I58, carrying the fulcrum rod I78, about which it normally swings,

toward the rear while swinging the lever arm I88 in that direction to exert a rearward pull on the rod 206. Convenient means is thus provided to which may be varied in accordance with the character of the upper materials. a

For adjusting the disk 230 there is provided cylindrical member 240 mounted to turn in a bearing in the frame and having a rearwardly extending sleeve portion (Fig. 4) arranged to fit over the enlarged front end portion of the rod 206 and provided with two slots 242 to receive fingers 244 extending forwardly from the sleeve. 282 on which the disk 230 is formed. Accordingly the disk is turned by turning movement of the member 240, the interlocking connection between this member and the sleeve 282 permitting the disk to be moved rearwardly with the rod 206 in the manner previously described. Integral with the memher 240 is a crank arm 246 for turning it, this crank arm carrying a spring-pressed pin 248 arranged to enter any one of three holes 250 in the frame to maintain the disk 230 in adjusted position. A knob 252 on the pin 246 provides means for withdrawing the pin from any one of the holes and for swinging the crank arm 246. It will be understood that when the disk 230 is in position for the holes 284 therein to aline with the pins 224, as shown in the drawings, only the spring 2 I 8 will be compressed by movement of the disk 230 resulting from resistance of the shoeto the forward movement of the wipers, the spring 2I6 remaining idle because of the fact that the pins 224 will enter the corresponding holes 234 in the disk. Similarly, when the disk is adjusted to a second position, only the spring 2I6 will be compressed, because the pins 226 will enter the corresponding holes 236, and when it is adjusted to a third position both springs will be compressed because all of the pins will be out of alinement with the holes in the disk.

The rod206, through its threaded connection with the pin 206 in the lever arm I98, is further utilized by turning movement to adjustthe wiper carrier ltd and the wipers in directions lengthwise of the shoe, such turning movement of the rod resulting in a forward or rearward'swinging the rod 206, these parts being connected together by a key 256 for turning the rod 206 by the shaft 256 while permitting lengthwise movement of the rod relatively to the shaft. The enlarged portion of the shaft 254 abuts at its front end against the member 240 to prevent forward movement'of the shaft. Fast on the front end of the shaft 254 is a hand wheel 258 for turning it. Associated with this hand wheel is mechanism, shown best in Figs- 9 and .10, for affording the operator an indication of the adjusted position of the wipers. This mechanismcomprises two pinions 260 and 262 concentric with the shaft 254 and housed within a recess in the hand wheel 258, and a third pinion 264 also housed in this recess and mounted to turn about a pin 266 carried by the hand wheel, this pinion engaging both the pinions 260 and 262. The pinion 260 is integral with a sleeve 268 on the shaft254, this sleeve having -a pair of fingers 210 extending intoa vertical slot 212 formed-in a plate 214 which is fast on the frame of the machine and overlaps the front end of the member 240 to hold this member in place. Accordingly the pinion 260 is prevented from turning. The pinion 262 is integral with a sleeve 216 which surrounds the sleeve 268 and is fast in an opening formed in a disk member .218 mounted between the hand wheel 262 and the plate 27d, this disk member and the pinion 262 being rotatable as a unit about the sleeve 266. The number of teeth on the pinion 232 is greater by one than the number of teeth on the pinion 260. In each revolution of the hand wheel 268. therefore, the pinion 262 and the disk member 2% are turned a definite distance relatively to the fixed pinion 260 by the action of the pinion 263. The disk member 276 has marked on a beveled face thereof a series of numerals arranged to register with a mark 280 (Fig. 4) on the plate 216, these numerals being so spacedfrom one another that the diiferent numerals will be moved successively into registration with the mark 283 by successive revolutions of the hand wheel 253. The wipers will be adjusted to different positions to meet different conditions in the use of the machine on different kinds of shoes. To prevent the rod 206 from being accidentally moved too far in a forward direction there are provided check nuts 282 threaded on the rod at the rear of 1 the pin 204 and normally spaced from the pin but arranged to engage it to limit turning of the rod.

Closing movements laterally of the shoe are imparted to the wipers through links comprising rods 284 (Fig. 4) having at their front ends enlarged heads 286 pivotally connected to lugs 288 on the wiper holders I50. The rods 264 are slidingly mounted at their rear ends in sockets formed in members 290 which are pivotally connected to a slide 292 movable in directions lengthwise of the shoe and having a tongue 294 (Fig. 5) mounted in a guideway 296 in the wiper carrier I56. Between the members 230 and the heads 286 of the rods 284 are light springs 298 arranged to yield in response to pressure of the shoe on the wipers in the. upwiping operation and in response to resistance of the upper to the closing movements of the wipers as the wipers wipe the upper'inwardly against the lip of the insole. The rods 284 carry pins 300 which extend into slots 302 in the members 290 and limit the yield of the springs 298, so that before the completion of the overwiping operation of the wipers the members 298 act positively on the rods 284. For operating the slide 292 to close the wipers there is provided a rod 304 (Fig. 5) the front end of which is reduced in diameter and secured to the slide, and mounted on this rod is a sleeve 306 having nuts 368 threaded thereon to provide an abutment for a washer 3|0. This washer is engaged by the front ends of two springs 3l2 and 3M, of which the spring 3| 4 is the,stronger, the springs abutting respectively at their rear ends against rings 3l6 and 318. Secured to the ring 3l6 are three pins 320 (Fig. 6), and secured to the ring 3l8 are three pins 322, all these pins extending rearwardly through'holes in a flange 324 integral with the sleeve 306 at the rear end of the sleeve. The pins 320 are arranged to aline with holes 326 in a disk 328 opposite the rear ends of the pins in one position of relative adjustment of the disk and the sleeve 306, and the pins 322 are arranged to aline with holes 330 in the disk in another position of relative adjustment of the disk and the sleeve. In still another position of relative adjustment of the parts all the pins are out of alinement with the holes in the disk. By forward movement of the disk 328, therefore, the wiper-closing slide 294 will be operated through either of the springs 3IZ or 3|4, or'through both springs combined, dependgreases mounted on lugs 3% extending downwardly from the wiper carrier 66. The bell-crank lever 3 36 has a rearwardly extending arm 366 adjustably connected by a link 366 to an arm 3 36 fast on a 'rock shaft 350 mounted in bearings in the two spiders 6%. Also fast on this rock shaft is an arm 352 provided at its lower end with a roll136il lying in a cam track 356 formed in one side of the previously mentioned gear wheel E96. It will thus be seen that by operation of thebell-crank lever 360 the disk 328 is moved forwardly and operates through one or the other or both of the springs 3H and 3M to impart wiper-closing movement to the slide 232, the spring or springs being yieldable in the latter portion of the wiping operation after the springs 298 have ceased to yield. The link 346 comprises two short threaded rods connected by a turnbuckle 356 which may be used to adjust the wipers toward or from each other by swinging the wiper holders I50.

The pins 334 which connect the links 336 to the disk 326 have rolls 360 thereon which are movable along guideways 362 (Fig. 4) in the wiper carrier I53 to assist in supporting the rod 304 and the parts thereon. The disk 328, therefore, is prevented from turning, and the adjustment for rendering either or both the springs 3i 2, 3M effective in the wiper-closing operation is made by turning the sleeve 306 and the parts supported thereon to vary the relation of the pins 326 and 322 to the holes in the disk. For this purpose the sleeve 306 has on its rear end two lugs 363 (Fig. 5) which extend into recesses in the sleeve 332 to lock these two sleeves together, and integral with the sleeve 332 is a gear sector 366 in engagement with a rack bar 368 (Fig. 6) fast on a rod 316 slidingly mounted in bearings in the wiper carrier H66. The sleeve 332 is held on the rod 306 by a screw 312 and a washer 31d. For operating the rod 310 there is mounted in bearings in the front and rear portions of the frame a rock shaft 376 provided with a crank arm 318 (Figs. 1 and 2) on its front end and with a depending arm 330 (Figs. 4 and 6) fast thereon near the-sleeve 306 for the purpose described is effected through the crank arm 318 at the front of the machine. This crank arm carries a springpressed pin 390 controlled by means of a knob 392 thereon and arranged to enter any one of three holes 394 in the frame.

For applying a pull to the toe end of the upper to assist in lasting it tightly over the last and the insole the machine is provided with a gripper 396 (Fig. 16) arranged to grip the margin of the upper at the end of the toe and with two grippers 398 arranged to grip it respectively at the opposite sides of the toe in locations substantially at the corners of the toe. Each side gripper (Fig. 17) comprises a gripper casing 400 supported as hereinafter described and divided at its lower end to receive between spaced portions thereof a jaw 402 fixed to the casing and a law 404 pivoted at 

